Dutch elm

Dutch elm

n (Plants) a widely planted hybrid elm tree, Ulmus hollandica, with spreading branches and a short trunk

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Dutch elm - any of various hybrid ornamental European shade trees ranging from dwarf to tallUlmus hollandicagenus Ulmus, Ulmus - type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regionselm, elm tree - any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees